➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[CindyinSD]

Why are brooder heating plates so expensive

We’re a limited market, so they’re not made in sufficient quantities to make them cheaper. Plus, not much competition. You can use seedling starter heat mats on the floor, under the bedding. They’re inexpensive, vinyl and easily wipe clean and can be plugged in via a thermostat. IDK if they’d even overheat birdies, though. They don’t get very hot at all. I’d be more concerned they might not heat enough for the earlier days. I’ve only used them for ducklings and goslings.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I found a brooder plate at TSC that works pretty well and wasn’t too expensive. Still more expensive than a heat lamp though but I’d used MHP for my other chicken batches and bought the better heat pad so for me, it wasn’t much more expensive than that and way less effort haha

But like others have said, you can make one too. And idek if it would work for quail. I’ve heard they don’t but idk.

 

[CindyinSD]

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Look how cute!!

I love it! What are you using for mortar? I might have to break down and make some pottery faerie houses if I ever get around to getting quail—only I’m not much of a pet person (except for the doggies and my sweet girl Eden the Scottish Highland cow). I honestly want quail as livestock. Only the little magical houses are so sweet.

 

[Pennys Mama]

Guess what guys!?!?

I got an egg from one of my boy pens!!! What're the chances I have a rooster laying eggs??? I'd bet any amount of money that it's fertile too!!!
The tall one is now a hen!!!

 

[Nabiki]

I was just out watching my youngsters and managed to catch another in the act of crowing. I now have two with bands around their legs so I know they're boys.

 

[Nabiki]

120 count surprise colours up for auction now. Good thing I don't need that many.

I could fit them all if I pull my other two incubators out. One doesn't have a working egg turner, but I could turn them by hand until I clear out any infertile or early quitters...

No. I won't do that. I have nowhere to put that many chicks.

Then again... I have a half finished pen that could hold 40 or so young birds...

No! Bad Nabiki. No!

 

[Nabiki]

Oh, good. @muddy75 bid. That's you, right? That means I won't bid against you.

 

[Matieus27]

My guess is that maybe this dummy didn't get turned enough and the wing got stuck somehow.

I have no idea but that would be my guess.

Maybe I didn’t turn it good enough when I turned the other eggs

 

[muddy75]

Oh, good. @muddy75 bid. That's you, right? That means I won't bid against you.

i’m throwing out a few bids here and there but still on hatch arrest.....sooooo feel free to bid on anything you like!!

 

[CindyinSD]

I could fit them all if I pull my other two incubators out. One doesn't have a working egg turner, but I could turn them by hand until I clear out any infertile or... No! Bad Nabiki. No!

I believe, if it’s a forced air incubator, that you can get away with setting a brick under one side, then another, then another, etc.—as long as there isn’t enough water in the tray to wet the low side. Not tryin’ to be a bad influence or anything. Just sayin’...